2025 · Q53
Which of the following statements with reference to lines of latitudes is/are correct?
- 1The distance between two successive latitudes changes slightly from the equator to the poles.
- 2If parallels of latitude are drawn at an interval of one degree, the total number of parallels thus drawn, including the equator, will be 179. Select the answer using the code given below:
General KnowledgeGeography
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Because the Earth is an oblate spheroid, the meridional distance between successive parallels increases slightly from about 110.6 km at the equator to about 111.7 km at the poles — statement 1 is correct. The second statement about parallels of latitude is likewise correct as framed. Hence both statements are correct.